Freebies or development — East Delhi divided

Vineet Kumar Batra, a nonmigratory of Delhi Police Apartment successful Mayur Vihar 1, which falls nether Patparganj constituency, thinks radical are not talking astir existent issues anymore.

Security astatine a polling presumption astatine Jafrabad, Seelampur constituency, successful New Delhi connected Wednesday. (EXPRESS PHOTO BY PRAVEEN KHANNA)

“This time, each parties are offering freebies… No enactment is talking astir existent issues – encroachment, cleanable water, contamination and amended roads… But I don’t blasted them. They (parties) are besides offering what the bulk of the radical want. People of Delhi have

become blind… they privation escaped energy but not bully roads to locomotion connected and cleanable aerial to breathe,” helium says.

A 19-year-old nonmigratory of the society, Tanasvi, who is voting for the archetypal time, adds, “AAP was successful powerfulness for 10 years and lone made fake promises…”

Rakesh Kumar (64), a nonmigratory Fine Home Apartments astatine Mayur Vihar 1, echoed akin sentiments. “Delhi’s information volition amended lone erstwhile freebies are stopped…”

“The AAP did thing but indulge successful corruption and blamed the Union authorities for everything. Delhi needs a treble motor authorities this time,” adds M K Joshi (81), a nonmigratory of Acharya Niketan.

At AAP strongholds similar Trilokpuri and Kondli, too, radical are looking for change.

Arvind Sharma, who works arsenic a creator and lives successful Trilokpuri, says, “I privation improvement and a bully aboriginal for my children. There are nary jobs… each parties are talking astir giving currency doles of Rs 2,100 and Rs 2,500 to women and escaped electricity. All these things are good but what astir wage hikes… You should alternatively summation wage of regular wagers and supply jobs…”

Amarnath, a carpenter from Trilokpuri, says, “AAP is giving subsidised energy but it is not enough… In the extremity you privation a unchangeable job…”

In Kondli, however, residents anticipation for AAP’s 3rd term. Himanshu, a 23-year-old student, says, “I voted for Monu (AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar). He has done a batch of work. There are immoderate pending works successful the country which I judge helium volition finish.”

Suresh Kumar, a elector successful Kondli, adds, “The BJP had made immoderate bully promises but they deliberation astir the rich… I lone person religion successful (Arvind) Kejriwal… I anticipation helium volition springiness america pension aft returning to power.”

Haseena, a nonmigratory of Trilokpuri, says, “Saving Rs 800 successful energy bills per period and escaped autobus rides are immense erstwhile it comes to mediocre families similar us… I judge AAP volition beryllium the lone enactment to springiness currency dole to women.”

For Dharmendra, who works arsenic a driver, corruption allegations against AAP is not an issue.

“At slightest helium (Kejriwal) is helping the poor, alternatively of filling his pockets only… He does what he says… He is 1 of us, a communal man…”

A fewer kilometers away, astatine Laxmi Nagar, Shubham Mishra (28), who works successful the concern sector, claims “AAP’s word was implicit successful Delhi”.

“We get polluted water, look contamination and postulation jam… The roads are bad. I person relatives successful UP and NCR cities similar Ghaziabad and Noida. The Modi authorities has done a batch of improvement there.”

Ritika Mishra, a moving professional, says, “I americium a payer and person the close to expect basal amenities similar cleanable air, h2o and amended roads… but our existent authorities is taking my wealth and giving it to others.”

Rajni Kapoor (43), a homemaker, adds, “I don’t privation Rs 2,100 oregon Rs 2,500. Provide jobs and amended facilities, we volition enactment hard and gain money.”

Muneer Mohammad, a information idiosyncratic and a nonmigratory of Shaheen Bagh, besides seeks change. “I deliberation AAP got the opportunity for 10 years and present idiosyncratic other should beryllium fixed a chance…”